Inside BlackBerry » BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0http://blogs.blackberry.com
The Official BlackBerry BlogTue, 31 Mar 2015 18:07:07 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/b404bd76bdce530326a3db3e9a60a43d?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png » BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0http://blogs.blackberry.com
Team BlackBerry Gets Creative with BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/05/blackberry-playbook-os-twitter/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/05/blackberry-playbook-os-twitter/#commentsThu, 10 May 2012 13:49:18 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=13544]]>There’s no denying it – you guys are creative. So, in honor of BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0, we held a #PlayBook2 contest on Twitter® and asked for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet-sized items, BlackBerry PlayBook tablet poems and more from the ever-artistic Team BlackBerry. The best of the best submissions earned winners a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet prize package including a BlackBerry® Bold 9900/9930 smartphone!

Your awesome BlackBerry PlayBook tablet-inspired entries inspired us, entertained us and downright impressed us, so we couldn’t help but share them. Check out some of the entries below and let us know in the comments which feature of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 you’re digging.

I wanted to shed some light on a question I’ve been asked a few times by friends and family after upgrading to BlackBerry® Bridge™ 2.0. The question in particular: “After upgrading to BlackBerry Bridge 2.0 on my BlackBerry® smartphone, my BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet no longer shows the BlackBerry Bridge Browser icon. Where did it go?”

Here’s your answer:

When the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet was launched in April 2011, BlackBerry smartphone users had the ability to install BlackBerry Bridge 1.0, which allowed them to pair their smartphone and tablet together to get even more features. One of these features was the “Bridge Browser”, which allowed users to browse the web on their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet using their existing BlackBerry smartphone’s connection, if supported by their wireless service provider.

Need a document to travel with you, but don’t have the time to transfer a file or wait for a printout? One of my favorite solutions is to “print” an electronic version of the file from my PC directly to my BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet using Print To Go®. I save time, I save paper, and I get my data transferred securely via end-to-end encryption.

Here’s how it works: If you have a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, Print To Go comes bundled with BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0. In order to use the Print To Go functionality, you’ll need to grab the Print to Go desktop driver (that can be downloaded for free) and install it on your PC. This combined solution allows you to hit “File” > “Print” from just about any program on your PC, choose “Print To Go” from the menu, and send whatever you’re looking at straight to the Print To Go app on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet over a local Wi-Fi® network.

Today, we’re excited to share that the Print To Go desktop PC driver has reached 125,000 downloads! This is great news for both your productivity and the environment; I figured that with Earth Day® coming up this weekend (Sunday the 22nd, to be exact), now is the perfect time to call on the BlackBerry community to check off the “Reduce” box on their “3 Rs” (reduce, reuse, recycle) list by downloading this driver with the intent to print less.

The response from #TeamBlackBerry about the Print to Go app has been fantastic – I’ve had the chance to hear about a few ways that you’re putting Print To Go to good use both at home and at work. Check out what some of our friends on Twitter® and LinkedIn® had to say:

“I use Print To Go both at work and at home. I use it at work to print documents to my BlackBerry PlayBook tablet before I go to meetings, and at home for printing recipes to my PlayBook so that I have them handy in the kitchen. Being able to create folders to organize my printouts makes finding what I want easy.” – @jharm73

“The end of last minute print jobs heading out the door are over. I was in a meeting last week and the person who prepared our presentation forgot a chart. Luckily, I’d printed it to my PlayBook and rolled right on through my presentation.” – @kmcooley

The adoption of the Print To Go app represents a massive amount of paper saved, and a true shift to working on tablets to get things done, stay organized, and access the information that we need at any point. The Social Media team here at RIM especially loves the fact that this app allows you to lower your ecological footprint by helping to save trees.

Head over to www.blackberry.com/printtogo in order to view more information about the app, as well as to check out a great video demo that explains the concept and helps you to get up and running in no time. Print To Go is included in BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.

Your turn, #TeamBlackBerry: Tell us how you’ve been using the Print To Go app, and where you see the future of virtual document management heading! Share in the comments below.

EARTH DAY® is a trade-mark of Earth Day Canada, used with the permission of Earth Day Canada.

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/04/print-to-go-earth-day/feed/0lukereim1BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.1 Update Now Availablehttp://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/04/playbook-os-2-0-1-update/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/04/playbook-os-2-0-1-update/#commentsTue, 17 Apr 2012 13:00:04 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=13224]]>A new version of the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS – v2.0.1.358 – is now available to all users. This free update can be downloaded over-the-air from your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet.

How to update your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

Users will automatically receive a software update notification on the BlackBerry® PlayBook tablet status ribbon, or they can check for the software update at any time by going to the settings menu under “Software Updates” and tapping “Check for Updates”. Users who purchase and activate a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet on or after April, 17 2012 will automatically be updated to v2.0.1 as part of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet setup process.

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/04/playbook-os-2-0-1-update/feed/0michaelcl1RIM Remains Committed to the Consumer Markethttp://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/03/rim-consumer-market/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/03/rim-consumer-market/#commentsFri, 30 Mar 2012 19:22:08 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=13065]]>Coming out of yesterday’s Q4 Fiscal 2012 Earnings Call, we’ve received comments and questions from our customers about RIM’s commitment to the consumer market. To be really clear, we are fully committed to the consumer market. In fact, we are aggressively focusing on delivering a unique and compelling user experience to all of our customers to enhance the way people engage, produce content, and manage data via mobile computing.

The consumer market is vast, so rather than trying to be all things to all people, RIM will focus its talent base and homegrown software and services on specific areas of the consumer market where BlackBerry® excels — which includes delivering a great mobile social and productivity experience – and we will look to existing and new partnerships to provide additional compelling apps and services that customers want and love.

We understand that buying patterns are rapidly changing for both consumers and enterprise customers. Smartphones are now just as likely to be purchased by consumers and taken into work to be used as their go-to work phone, as they are to be supplied by employers and used by employees on the weekend. We feel we are uniquely positioned to deliver a smartphone that consumers will be excited to use both personally and professionally that will also satisfy their employer’s needs for security and data management.

BlackBerry® 7 was a big step forward in this journey. BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 is another strong example of our commitment to delivering a powerful mobile computing experience. As part of the lead up to BlackBerry® 10, we will continue to seek partnerships with application and service providers to deliver consumer features and content that are central to the BlackBerry value proposition. We believe these partnerships, combined with our core product offerings, will provide an extremely attractive experience to both consumers and our enterprise customers.

We are excited about our renewed company focus and hope our partners and customers are excited as well.

If you have questions or comments, please share them with us. We promise to read them all and come back and answer as many as we can.

The private BlackBerry App World™ Enterprise app solution has officially arrived with BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0! This solution is designed to provide a streamlined framework for enterprises to deploy mobile applications for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users within their organization. The enterprise app catalog exists as a private channel within the BlackBerry App World storefront on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and offers a simple way for users to access approved and mandated apps that are managed by their internal IT department.

The growing trend in the enterprise space towards enabling a mobile workforce has meant the deployment of mobile apps, and the subsequent need and opportunity to streamline and organize the tools available to employees. Consistency and optimization in these apps can bring both efficiency and greater ROI to mobile investments. The Work app catalog in BlackBerry App World helps to make sure that your employees have easy access to enterprise apps managed by your organization – including updates to existing apps that are currently in use within your business.

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/03/app-world-enterprise/feed/0lukereim1What is the future of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server? Discussing the Mobile Device Management (MDM) Product Roadmaphttp://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/03/bes-mobile-roadmap/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/03/bes-mobile-roadmap/#commentsThu, 15 Mar 2012 13:30:09 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=13009]]>I’m thrilled to take the opportunity today to discuss with you Mobile Device Management (MDM) in the enterprise, and to present a clear picture of the roadmap for what many have known and loved as the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Conversation has steadily heated up since BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion was announced, followed by the launch of BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 and the BlackBerry® Device Service for BlackBerry Mobile Fusion. Now the question has been asked: how do all of these pieces fit together, and where is it all going? You may also be wondering:

Is RIM getting rid of BlackBerry Enterprise Server?

What does the inclusion of Microsoft® ActiveSync® protocols mean for security?

Can iOS and Android devices (both tablets and smartphones) be managed with BlackBerry Mobile Fusion? Will the management be secure?

How will BlackBerry® 10 devices be managed?

BlackBerry Mobile Fusion: BlackBerry Enterprise Server and More

BlackBerry Enterprise Server has a rich history and is recognized as the most secure enterprise mobility device management solution available. Since its inception, the solution has grown in functionality, scalability, and a wide variety of other feature sets, and is now on version 5.0.3.

In the meantime, things in the market have gotten a bit messy and more than a bit challenging for IT administrators, IT specialists, and CIOs. Organizations are under pressure to support a wide variety of devices from multiple manufacturers, as well as multiple form factors, with tablets gaining steam as business tools. As a longstanding pillar of MDM in the enterprise, we’ve worked to provide a clean, simple, and secure solution to help you manage whatever gets thrown your way. This is BlackBerry Mobile Fusion. It’s a huge leap forward for device management, and it’s built on the valued security model introduced with BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The evolution of BlackBerry Enterprise Server is BlackBerry Mobile Fusion.

One of the new features available in BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 is the new Messages app, which is designed to allow you to manage communications on your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. In addition to adding your email accounts, you also have the ability to add social networking accounts, which will then be displayed within a single unified inbox.

Today I’d like to provide an overview of the Messages app, as well answer some commonly-asked questions so you can get the most out of your BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 experience!

The event will take place this coming Wednesday, March 7th and Thursday, March 8th from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET. During this time, Michael Clewley, Senior Product Manager for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, will be on deck to answer support questions related to BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. If you have a question for Michael that you’d like to post on the board, make sure to register for the community event before Wednesday, March 7th. You can find the PlayBook OS 2.0 Community Insider Event registration page here. If you aren’t familiar with our Insider Event series, check out the board for the BlackBerry® 7 event hosted by Annu Dawar to see how these sessions work.

1 – Link and Merge Contacts

When adding new accounts to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, you have the option to have contacts from your email account as well as Facebook®, LinkedIn® and Twitter® social networks consolidated within the Contacts app. By default, the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will link these contacts, so if someone in your address book is on Facebook as well as Twitter, their information is displayed on a single contact card, which makes it easy to see everything you need in one place.

Happy Friday #TeamBlackBerry! What a busy week it’s been – in case you hadn’t noticed, we just happened to release BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and hopefully you’ve upgraded to the new version. Now that you’ve had a few days to play around with the new features of the new OS, I wanted to share five tips to help you personalize your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. (By the way, if you have a tip about using BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, make sure you leave a comment and let everyone know!

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/02/playbook-personalize-tips/feed/0tywill1BlackBerry PlayBook tipsSetting up multiple email accounts on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/02/set-up-email-playbook/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/02/set-up-email-playbook/#commentsWed, 22 Feb 2012 21:42:19 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=12820]]>With the release of BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet OS 2.0, native email and PIM (personal information management) apps are now included. The new Messages app offers a universal inbox and tightly integrates with the Contacts and Calendar apps as well as social networks to give you a BlackBerry communications experience that you’ll love on your BlackBerry tablet!

Using these apps, you can set up multiple email accounts in addition to Enterprise email – protected by BlackBerry® Balance™ technology – which means you’ll have access to both personal and work information in one location.

To help get you started with managing your various email accounts, here are answers to some frequently-asked questions about the Messages app in BlackBerry PlayBook tablet OS 2.0.

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/02/set-up-email-playbook/feed/0tywill1How BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 revolutionizes Email, Calendar and Contacts – again: Part 2 of 2http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/02/playbook-email-calendar-contacts-part-2/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/02/playbook-email-calendar-contacts-part-2/#commentsTue, 21 Feb 2012 19:30:30 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=12790]]>The name BlackBerry® is synonymous with mobile email, and thanks to the expertise of RIM® family members – Tungle for Calendar and Gist for Contacts – we’ve extended our messaging DNA in some really compelling ways with the introduction of BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet OS 2.0. Because the new Email, Calendar, and Contacts applications all include people-centric information, we’ve integrated social functionality into all three . For example, you don’t have to leave the calendar to get information about the attendees for that meeting. Let’s dive in and take a look at these new features.

Calendar with social integration

Like the new Messages app that includes a universal Inbox, so you can conveniently manage all your email in one place, the new Calendar app in PlayBook OS 2.0 allows you to manage all your appointments and events in one place – including the ability to manage both work and personal (Gmail®, Hotmail®, Yahoo!®) appointments and Facebook® events (never miss a birthday again!). Of course, the Calendar app offers the common features that you’ve come to know and love, but it now also includes some compelling new features to help you organize your day:

People View: In addition to the traditional Day, Agenda, Week, Month views, you can now view your day based on the people you’re meeting with. This view provides additional information on your contacts pulled from LinkedIn®, including where you’ve met in the past.

Visual Cues: You’ll be able to more quickly scan and manage your calendar at a glance. For example, the Calendar app provides visual cues that identify days that have more appointments than those that are relatively light. For example, when you view your calendar at a glance, dates with many appointments will show up in a larger font while the dates in smaller fonts have fewer appointments. If you have a lot of appointment conflicts, a red highlight identifies the conflict so you can’t miss them!

Zoom in to a detailed view: From the “Week” view, you can go directly to a day’s calendar with ease. Simply tap any day to zoom into the details of that day, including the meetings you have scheduled and the people you will be meeting with.

Contacts: Your social hub

Your contacts are more than just an address and phone number, so why treat it like a rolodex? The new Contacts app acts as a social hub that helps you maintain a complete and current view of your contact’s social status.

Contact Linking: The majority of people use more than email and phone to stay in touch with their personal and professional contacts — Facebook, Twitter®, and LinkedIn are growing exponentially in their popularity and usability. The Contacts app allows you to automatically bring all these distinct social profiles into a single people-centric view in your address book – meaning you can set up one contact name and integrate all of their contact and social profile information into one profile. You also have the option to reduce duplicate entries, and manually link or de-couple your contacts from social profiles. Watch this demo to learn more.

Status Updates and People Views: Using information gathered from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, the Contacts app lets you see your contact’s recent social status updates and common friends.

Meetings, Places, and News: Be prepared before walking into that meeting. For each of your contacts, you can view past (and future) meetings with that person, see the places you’ve met previously, and read news about their company.

Favorites and Video Chat: Mark your top contacts as a “favorite” for quicker access, and sort your address book by those contacts who also use BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat.

We built the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet OS 2.0 email, calendar and contacts experience with the goal of providing the best tools for managing your busy life across all of your networks. I’m so proud of the team for pulling it off, and we’re just getting started! We have a ton of ideas, and look forward to getting your feedback.

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/02/playbook-email-calendar-contacts-part-2/feed/0michaelcl1contacts-democalendar-democontacts-demo-tcalendar-demo-tHow BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 revolutionizes Email, Calendar and Contacts – again: Part 1 of 2http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/02/playbook-email-calendar-contacts-part-1/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/02/playbook-email-calendar-contacts-part-1/#commentsTue, 21 Feb 2012 19:14:56 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=12775]]>In January at CES 2012 and at BlackBerry® DevCon Europe, you had some great opportunities to get sneak peeks at what the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet OS 2.0 has to offer. We heard loud and clear that you wanted native email, calendar and contacts, and we’ve delivered something that we’re all very proud of. With BlackBerry PlayBook tablet OS 2.0, features like your email, calendar and contacts have unique social integration that is people-centric rather than app-centric.
The approach to these experiences is simple: If you think about how you interact with email, calendar, and contacts on a daily basis, you’re basically in two modes: triage (taking stock of what’s happening in your world) and acting.

Email and the Universal Inbox

The new Messages apps gives a nod to the past by continuing to build on proven experiences. The iconic BlackBerry splat noting the arrival of new messages in the universal inbox remains part of the core messaging experience. But the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 messaging experience goes a step further; it has been extended to include ‘social messaging’, allowing you to directly integrate messages from some of the most common social networks: Facebook®, LinkedIn®, and Twitter®.

And to take it one step beyond just integrated social messaging, you can now see a contact’s social details right from the Messages application.

Once you have an inbox full of messages, the new Messages app delivers a suite of features that help make managing your inbox really easy:

Tabbed email: You can reference one email while you compose another, or put an email you’re in the middle of composing on hold, while you type out a quick response to another message.

Rich text editing: You can write and edit email like you would on a computer – including support for fonts, attributes and sizes, as well as formatting. You can even edit or insert your “in-line” comments in an email thread.

Message Threading and Quick response: Let’s face it – in an era of ubiquitous mobile devices, email is more chat-like than formal. You can choose to view your messages as threaded conversations rather than single messages. Thread messages reduce a conversation to one inbox entry, thus reducing the signal-to-noise ratio in your inbox.

BlackBerry Keyboard: Longtime users know the keyboard input on BlackBerry smartphones is clever, including auto-entry of periods at the end of sentences and “@” symbols for email addresses. The new PlayBook OS 2.0 keyboard also introduces next word prediction, which helps makes hammering out emails on a virtual keyboard so much easier.

Search: Sometimes you’re not exactly sure what you’re looking for. The search feature allows you to type out a partial string and constrain the search to specific recipient fields or subject, sent, received, and filter by when it was received (today, yesterday, even last week) – all in real time.

As you can see, there are some very cool things in the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet messaging experience. Hold tight for my next post on the Calendar and Contacts experience!

Guest blogger and RIM Product Manager Vivek Gupta couldn’t wait to tell everyone about the new Video Chat features in the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 upgrade. Take it away, Vivek!

Now that the upgrade to the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet – BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 – is here, I wanted to give you a sneak preview of some of the great new features that are available in the updated Video Chat! We think you’ll agree, whether for work or play, it’s an easy and fun way to connect with people.

Simply put, Video Chat on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet allows you to make and take video calls with your friends, family, and colleagues who also have a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. (Note: Both users of the Video Chat feature must be connected to the Internet for a chat to be enabled.) With just one click, you’ll be able to have virtual face-to-face conversations using the HD video cameras and stunning high-resolution screen on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

Let’s look at the top new features and improvements in the Video Chat upgrade:

Visually Appealing and Organized

The Video Chat user interface takes a cue from the new email, calendar and contact apps. I’m really excited to have you try the updated version of Video Chat, because I think it’s a compelling user experience and is designed to improve visual interaction between contacts using the app on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

Experience Video Chat on the Large Screen

I love the new Presenter Mode because it is designed to take advantage of the multitasking capabilities made possible by this new powerful OS. For example, while you’re busy using the upgraded Video Chat, you could simultaneously click over and view your pictures, write notes, browse the web or play a game on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Presenter Mode is also a big convenience for business users. For example, let’s say you’re in a meeting room with a few people and you’re running a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet video chat with a colleague in a remote location. With Presenter Mode, you can project this video chat onto a big screen for better viewing, and then message or share slides and spreadsheets with the people in your conference room without disrupting the video chat.

Contact Integration

One of the key differentiating features of the new Video Chat for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is that it now automatically discovers which of your contacts are Video Chat “capable” and displays their “availability” to Video Chat – no guesses and disappointments! You can view, edit, and create new contacts for Video Chat directly in the Contacts application or in Video Chat application itself. Plus, with the new capabilities in BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, you can conveniently initiate a Video Chat directly from the Contacts application, while viewing the contact’s information details.

At CES 2012 in Las Vegas, we previewed the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 software, which is designed to have the BlackBerry® Runtime for Android™ Apps built-in! This offering will allow developers to repackage their existing Android™ applications to run on the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, as well as the upcoming BlackBerry® 10 devices.

Seeing the great response for the BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps at CES, developer meet-ups and conferences that we’ve attended over the last few months, we’re expecting a huge interest in the consumer space for these apps when the update is made available next month. We want to ensure that you are able to capitalize on this unique opportunity by having your applications available when BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is launched!

In order to ensure that your packaged and signed Android app is available in the BlackBerry App World™ storefront for the release of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, be sure to have your app submitted by Monday, February 6th, 2012.

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/android-apps-for-playbook/feed/0insideblackberryblogLooking Back on the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegashttp://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/2012-ces-blackberry-recap/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/2012-ces-blackberry-recap/#commentsThu, 19 Jan 2012 15:37:48 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=12430]]>Without a doubt, this year we had a fantastic CES, and we hope that you did too. It was a very exciting week for #TeamBlackBerry with the launch of BlackBerry® 7.1 OS update, which brings fantastic new NFC functionality with BlackBerry® Tag among other features, as well as closer looks at what’s on the way with BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 including the great new email, calendar and contacts apps, BlackBerry® Bridge, Print To Go, and so much more. To top it off, we were able to meet up with some of our amazing app partners and showcase the incredible experiences currently available on BlackBerry devices, as well as those that are on the way.

Check out the video above for an overview of how BlackBerry rocked CES! At the BlackBerry Booth we were able to connect with attendees, partners, business owners, and all others to have some great conversations, play some games on the big screens, demonstrate what’s upcoming in BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, and a whole lot more.

What was my favorite moment? I think it’s a tie between having the chance to get up close with the gorgeous Porsche 911 convertible loaded with BlackBerry technology, and the look on Alex’s face when I walked in with 40 tacos to feed the team.

What was your favorite part of the BlackBerry experience at CES 2012? Share in the comments.

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/2012-ces-blackberry-recap/feed/0lukereim1CES 2012: Take a Virtual Tour of the BlackBerry Boothhttp://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/ces-2012-blackberry-booth-tour/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/ces-2012-blackberry-booth-tour/#commentsWed, 11 Jan 2012 15:50:11 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=12337]]>We’re here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where the BlackBerry® booth is fully loaded with our latest devices as well as a few sneak peeks of exciting things to come. This week we’re showing some love to all of our app partners in particular as both BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry® PlayBook™ platforms continue to blossom with newly available apps and countless projects for future releases by our incredible developer community. Check out the video below for a tour of what we have set up at CES 2012!

At several interactive demo stations within the BlackBerry booth, you’ll have the chance to get your hands on a ton of apps spanning categories of music and video, productivity, business, lifestyle, social, and more. Explore BlackBerry App World™ storefront to find some brand new favorites for your smartphone or tablet.

Ask the Experts

We’ve brought along some of the best and brightest minds in the company to talk BlackBerry philosophy on apps, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, tips and tricks, and upcoming technologies. Don’t miss this opportunity to get some face time with BlackBerry experts from a wide variety of areas.

Gaming

Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Monopoly… The list goes on, and on, and on. If I give in and head into this area, I’ll likely never leave. Swing by to try out the amazing gaming experience on BlackBerry PlayBook tablets and show off your skills on the full HD plasma screens connected to the devices. Whether you’re into action, puzzles, or adventure, there will most certainly be something here for everyone.

The BlackBerry Porsche Vehicle

No, not the phone… we’re talking about an actual Porsche 911 convertible located on the show floor and fully loaded with QNX and BlackBerry technology! Check out how the next-generation tablet platform integrates seamlessly with automotive systems. I’m still waiting on my request to take the car for a spin; I’ll keep you posted.

This is just a glimpse of what we have on site – be sure to come by and check out the booth if you’re in attendance, and if not, we’ll be keep the whole BlackBerry family up to date on all things CES via our social channels. Don’t miss the updates on Twitter®, as well as the blog posts and videos that we have planned throughout the week.

Have you had a chance to check out the BlackBerry Booth at CES 2012? Tell us your favorite part!

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/ces-2012-blackberry-booth-tour/feed/1lukereim1CES 2012: BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Communicates [VIDEO]http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/ces-2012-blackberry-playbook-os-2/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/ces-2012-blackberry-playbook-os-2/#commentsTue, 10 Jan 2012 18:03:47 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=12314]]>Earlier this week we were excited to release further details on the upcoming BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0. To provide a deeper look, we met up with Michael Clewley and Jeff Gadway, our resident BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet experts in attendance at CES 2012, to learn more about how this software update will bring with it a rich communication experience. Check out the video below for all of the details and a peek at a few of the features:

Integrating built-in messages, calendar, and contacts applications with a social experience will bring you the information that you need to stay informed and manage your time. We’re excited about the communications experience that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 will provide; swing by the BlackBerry® Booth at CES 2012 in Las Vegas to check it out!

Which feature demonstrated in the video are you most looking forward to? Share in the comments below.

]]>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/ces-2012-blackberry-playbook-os-2/feed/0lukereim1blackberry-playbook-update-downloadCES 2012: Take Control with BlackBerry Bridge on PlayBook OS 2.0 [VIDEO]http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/ces-2012-take-control-with-blackberry-bridge-on-playbook-os-2-0-video/
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/ces-2012-take-control-with-blackberry-bridge-on-playbook-os-2-0-video/#commentsTue, 10 Jan 2012 18:02:11 +0000http://blogs.blackberry.com/?p=12323]]>With the BlackBerry® Bridge™ functionality included in BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 and the BlackBerry Bridge update for BlackBerry® smartphones, the relationship between your BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet will be brought to a whole new level. We managed to track down Michael Clewley and Jeff Gadway once again at CES 2012 to share features of the BlackBerry Bridge technology included in BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. Check out the video below for the whole scoop:

With the new BlackBerry Bridge features that help your smartphone and tablet work together, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 delivers new and unique experiences. I’ve been thinking about ways that I’ll be able to leverage this functionality both at home and at work, and I haven’t run out of ideas yet.

Share how you plan to use these enhancements to BlackBerry Bridge, at home or at work, in the comments below.